New Serb Democracy
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New Serb Democracy is a political party in Montenegro, formed on 24 January 2009 as a merger of the Serbian People's Party and the People's Socialist Party of Montenegro
.
Envisioned as a broad coalition of pro-Serb parties of Montenegro centered around Serb List
, it would potentially include Democratic Serb Party as well as various Serb cultural and political organisations. However, the merger was more limited, as only Serb People's Party, People's Socialist Party of Montenegro
and Matica Boke cultural organisation came to a merger agreement. During the merger process, a fraction of People's Socialist Party of Montenegro led by former vice-president Dobrilo Dedeić, split from the party, forming Serbian People's List.
The New Serb Democracy is led by Andrija Mandić
, leader of the former Serb List. Mandić sought to transform the Serb List into a more civic-oriented party, in order to boost the party's coalition potential, and even the dropping the Serb prefix from the newly formed party's name was considered. This idea was met with the strong resistance from all participants in merger talks.
The forming of the new party is considered a moderate success, as the party won 8 seats in the 2009 parliamentary election
, down from 12 seats held by its informal predecessor, the Serb List.
People's Socialist Party of Montenegro
People Socialist Party of Montenegro was an opposition political party in Montenegro within the Serbian List due to its support of political union of Montenegro with Serbia, holding 1 seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro...
.
Envisioned as a broad coalition of pro-Serb parties of Montenegro centered around Serb List
Serb List
Serb List was a political alliance in Montenegro. In contrast to other political coalitions, the Serb List was not simply a coalition of parties, but an entity on its own; for instance, the MPs elected on its list are not considered to represent the party they originally come from, but the Serb List...
, it would potentially include Democratic Serb Party as well as various Serb cultural and political organisations. However, the merger was more limited, as only Serb People's Party, People's Socialist Party of Montenegro
People's Socialist Party of Montenegro
People Socialist Party of Montenegro was an opposition political party in Montenegro within the Serbian List due to its support of political union of Montenegro with Serbia, holding 1 seat in the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro...
and Matica Boke cultural organisation came to a merger agreement. During the merger process, a fraction of People's Socialist Party of Montenegro led by former vice-president Dobrilo Dedeić, split from the party, forming Serbian People's List.
The New Serb Democracy is led by Andrija Mandić
Andrija Mandic
Andrija Mandić is a Montenegrin politician. He is the President of the major ethnic Serb political party in Montenegro, the New Serb Democracy...
, leader of the former Serb List. Mandić sought to transform the Serb List into a more civic-oriented party, in order to boost the party's coalition potential, and even the dropping the Serb prefix from the newly formed party's name was considered. This idea was met with the strong resistance from all participants in merger talks.
The forming of the new party is considered a moderate success, as the party won 8 seats in the 2009 parliamentary election
Montenegrin parliamentary election, 2009
Pre-term parliamentary elections in Montenegro were scheduled by President of Montenegro Filip Vujanović on 27 January 2009 by the Decree of Scheduling Elections for the Assembly of Montenegro, in accordance with Article 92 point 5 of the Montenegrin Constitution:..and Article 95:As well as Article...
, down from 12 seats held by its informal predecessor, the Serb List.